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[Photograph source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Banganapalle%27_mango.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Resized for display; complete frame retained. No generative edits. ## How it tastes Honeyed · Mellow · Meaty **Texture** firm **Fibre** Low fibre **Eating styles** Slice & eat **Harvest** [See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md) ## How to enjoy it Also called Benishan or Safeda, Banganapalli takes its name from a town in Andhra Pradesh. Its pleasure is in the bite: generous, meaty cheeks that hold a slice, with very little fibre. Firm flesh can be perfectly ripe. You do not have to wait for every mango to become a soft, dripping handful. Cut along either side of the flat stone. Slice the cheeks into thick crescents, peel, and eat just as they are. This is a mango for a full plate of generous pieces. ## When it is ripe Look for even golden-yellow skin and a light sweet scent. Golden-yellow skin, sometimes with small dark speckles. Inside: yellow, firm, low-fibre flesh. ### Eating it green Hard green fruit is a different eating stage. For sweet slices, wait for a little give and a sweet scent. Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit. [Compare this mango](https://mangoranking.com/compare.md?mango=banganapalli) · [Saved mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/passport.md) Names, history & sources ## Recorded names A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter. **Banganapalli** - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) **Bangan Pali** Pakistan - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) **Banganpali** Pakistan - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) **Beganpali** Pakistan - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) **Bagan Pali** Pakistan - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) **Banganapalli / Banganapalle** The cultivar name preserves its association with the Andhra town. - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) **Baneshan / Benishan** Common alternative spellings used for this mango. - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) **Safeda** A recorded market synonym; the word is also used for other mangoes in some regions. - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) **பங்கனபள்ளி** Tamil · Tamil Nadu, India Tamil spelling used in TNAU’s mango image caption; the same page also uses பங்கனப்பள்ளி. - [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Mango cultivation (Tamil)](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/ta/horticulture/horticulture_fruits_mango_ta.html) **Benishan** Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. ## A town travels inside a mango Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources. Banganapalli carries the name of Banganapalle, the Andhra town associated with the mango and its former nawab. India’s regional-product catalogue preserves the nawab connection; horticultural records preserve the cultivar’s wide southern cultivation. The available accounts do not provide a secure biography of its very first tree. As the fruit moves, its name changes. The National Horticulture Board records Baneshan and Safeda alongside Banganapalli. A familiar market name can be as meaningful as a place name, although a seller’s use of Safeda on its own is not enough to identify every mango with certainty. [Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/banganapalli.md) - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) ## Places in this record Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin. - **India** Catalogue association Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin. - **Pakistan** Catalogue association Listed among varieties grown in Pakistan. Shares the Banganapalli profile and its Andhra Pradesh name history. - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - **Banganapalle, Andhra Pradesh** A place in the story Setting of “A town travels inside a mango”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications. - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) [Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season. ## Sources - [Trade Development Authority of Pakistan: Mango sector (2025)](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mango-Brochure.pdf) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf) - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf) - [Banganapalli: variety reference](https://apeda.gov.in/sites/default/files/files_universal_page/2024-05/Mango_brochure.pdf) - [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Mango cultivation (Tamil)](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/ta/horticulture/horticulture_fruits_mango_ta.html) [Back to mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md)